The Everyday Girl Blog

The last weekend trip that was cancelled was a plan to go to the quiet mountains for skiing. This time I missed most of the winter days due to travel and other priorities. It's almost spring in most parts of the world, but I am still looking forward to ski in the coming weeks - you know the desire when you live in Norway.  While the plan didn't materialize, reminiscing some snow pictures from the past.  There's a funny story behind these pictures.  One of the last summers, we actually been on a hike trip to Preikestolen and stayed at a cabin. In the next days, the plan was to make another hike, this time to Kjerag and one of my most favorite hikes. While we rested after our first hike at the cabin and tried enquiring officials about the weather on top of Kjerag so we could dress up accordingly, we were surprised with an answer that there is still snow everywhere but the hike was open. Which basically meant we needed winter hiking gear. Though we didn't dare to do a snow...

I didn't have much clue about hiking back in India or in USA and until I moved to Norway, where hiking, running, skiing and other adventures are the basic steps Norwegians take when they are born. To survive in a place like that and to experience the real Norway, you have to make yourself do at least try these things. My first hiking in Norway was to Månafossen, which is the biggest waterfall of 90m and has the spectacular view in Rogaland county of Norway. It took us around 60-90minutes to drive from where we live in Stavanger. The best thing about driving in Norway is the wonderful view you get wherever you go. Its very scenic everywhere in Norway. Its full of fjords, forests and typical landscape views.  We have been to this place in September when the weather was not cold but you need to put on your jacket. As I was not much into hiking when I moved here more than 2years ago, I always enquired about the place and the level of difficulty before doing it. This one...

Norway is famous for hiking and summer is the best hiking season to view its sceneries. This is my trip to a small hiking destination of Stavanger called Dalsnuten, which is around 300metres above sea level and gives you a refreshing feel. Every mountain in Stavanger gives you an amazing city view. Thats the beauty of it. Tourists prefer to have this in their things-to-do list if visiting Stavanger and planning for a quick hike.  I like how the water looks deep blue There is this nice place at the end that they decorated and you can use it for relaxing. Or use this natural tree bark as the seating place and have some good food. So here I am! At the top of the mountain :)